Charles R. Lowman Power Plant

Charles R. Lowman Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative near Leroy, Alabama.

Plant Data

 * Owner: Alabama Electric Cooperative
 * Parent Company: PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 538 MW (Megawatts)
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 66 MW (1969), 236 MW (1978), 236 MW (1980)
 * Location: Carson Road, Leroy, AL 36548
 * GPS Coordinates: 31.489833, -87.9215
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source:
 * Number of Employees:

Emissions Data

 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 4,730,394 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions: 17,878 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
 * 2006 NOx Emissions: 10,881 tons
 * 2005 Mercury Emissions: 188 lb.

Coal Waste Site

 * Charles R. Lowman Power Plant FGD

Citizen Groups
See also Alabama and coal
 * Black Warrior Riverkeeper
 * GASP (formerly Alabama First)

Related SourceWatch Articles

 * Existing U.S. Coal Plants
 * Alabama and coal
 * PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
 * United States and coal
 * Global warming